Reason For Buying

I cannot wear wool as it makes me itch, even if it is very soft or combined with other yarns. The only thing is until more recently there has been little colour options with acrylics. When I saw this yarn, I just had to buy it as it was such a lovely colour way.

Pros/Cons

Pros;

All Acrylic, easy maintenance of finished garment

Superb range of colours

Feels luxurious

Knits up beautifully

A joy to knit with

Cozy finished pieces, ideal for hats n gloves etc to snuggle into in the colder weather.

200g per ball plenty for smaller projects

Cons;

An option of a smaller ball in the same colour ways would be good. If you only need a few grams to finish a project, 200g is a big ball.

Just a niggle, not a deal breaker.

Build Quality

Excellent, a joy to knit with. Two DK weight strands are twisted together in the yarn and the colour ways are beautifully done.

Value for Money

Excellent! It may not be the cheapest, but I was very pleased with how many small projects I could make with just one ball.

Would I buy it Again?

Totally, there are so many delicious colours that I will definitely be getting more of this yarn. :)

Summing up

I love everything about this yarn and recommend it to everyone. From just one ball I was able to make a short cowl, a long cowl, a hat and a pair of fingerless mittens!!!! With so many colours there is bound to be one you fall in love with too. Having dexterity issues I also found the larger needle size this yarn requires, easier on the hands too.

There is a DK variant of the yarn but not all the colours match the Chunky

Links

Here is a link to the manufacturers and a couple of retailers that also stock the yarn.

I put the ball in a knitting basket so it can flail around as much as it likes in there, I just haul on it when I need some more and the rest stays put.

I think some people knit from the centre of the ball out but I’m challenged enough looking for a starter thread when beginning a new ball that I filed that concept under lifes too short. If all else fails put the yarn in something like a kids PE bag, the drawstring top kind. if you hang the bag from a door handle then only the working yarn is free. Might work ;)

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